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Farmers Plead 'Stop Our Fields Flooding' as Trump Opens Dams [View all]
Local officials in California have revealed that President Donald Trump nearly flooded the region’s farms when his administration tried to send an excessive amount of water south, a feat he bragged about on Friday.
“Today, 1.6 billion gallons and, in 3 days, it will be 5.2 billion gallons. Everybody should be happy about this long fought Victory!” Trump gloated in a Truth Social post.
Over the last month, the president has often pushed for more water to be directed to southern California to help fight the fires that have devastated the area.
Behind the scenes on Friday, though, officials told Politico that they had to talk down the Army Corps of Engineers after they were alerted on short notice about a sudden—and excessive—influx of water.
The Army Corps was set to turn two reservoirs to max capacity, a decision the agency later told Politico was in response to Trump’s directive that the federal government “maximize” water supplies.
“Today, 1.6 billion gallons and, in 3 days, it will be 5.2 billion gallons. Everybody should be happy about this long fought Victory!” Trump gloated in a Truth Social post.
Over the last month, the president has often pushed for more water to be directed to southern California to help fight the fires that have devastated the area.
Behind the scenes on Friday, though, officials told Politico that they had to talk down the Army Corps of Engineers after they were alerted on short notice about a sudden—and excessive—influx of water.
The Army Corps was set to turn two reservoirs to max capacity, a decision the agency later told Politico was in response to Trump’s directive that the federal government “maximize” water supplies.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/farmers-plead-stop-fields-flooding-224516014.html
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